Another View of the Draft

In war, the Greek historian Herodotus once explained, truth is the first casualty. But sometimes where questions of war and militarism are concerned truth departs from the scene long before the first shot is fired. So it is with the national debate over draft registration and the possible return of military conscription. After President Carter’s State of the Union message in January 1980 announcing draft registration, a mass movement arose opposing this step toward the eventual resumpti...